by covering their base with mulch or salt marsh hay.
Pruning Floribunda Roses: The Basics
On December - 20 - 2009
Pruning Floribunda roses is similar to pruning tea roses or grandiflora roses. Keeping them flush with blooms every season require a bit of maintenance, particularly pruning. Here are the basics.
1. Floibunda roses most profusely on new growth so yearly pruning is beneficial. Prune in late fall or spring (spring is better in colder climates)
Pruning Climbing Roses: The Basics
On December - 15 - 2009
1. Climbing roses should be pruned early in autumn, when dormant, to reduce damage during winter winds. Prune again in spring to remove any deadwood or stems which have broken over the winter.
2. Prune flowering stems by cutting on an angle approximately ¼ inch above a healthy bud. Prune the stems to about 2/3 their length.
Pruning Hybrid Tea and Grandiflora Roses: The Basics
On December - 10 - 2009
Roses are often the centerpiece of the garden. Keeping them flush with blooms every season require a bit of maintenance, particularly pruning. Here are the basics.
1. Hybrid Teas and Grandifloras bloom most profusely on new growth so yearly pruning is beneficial. Prune in late fall or spring (spring is better in colder climates)
Pruning Roses For Winter Protection
On December - 9 - 2009
Roses which are exposed to windy conditions during the winter months are especially susceptible to damage. Longer stems can sway in the wind can cause the rose to rock back forth, thus loosening the soil and the plant’s root system. Gaps can then form in the soil around the base of the rose. If water collects in the gap and freezes it can cause harm to the graft union of the rose. Pruning the longer stems by a third to a half, in fall, can prevent this common problem.
Rose Gardens
On December - 2 - 2009
Roses are perhaps the most popular of all garden plants. There are a number of different varieties in endless colors. Some roses can be grown as ground covers while other may be trained to grow on arbors, trellises and other garden structures. Many varieties bloom continuously, with diligent deadheading, throughout the entire growing season. Others still are treasured for their fragrance.
Tips On Winterizing Roses
On November - 21 - 2009
When preparing your garden for winter, one of the most important tasks is to winterize your roses. They’re fragile and have a tendency to suffer during long cold winters.
Invest in a quality pair of…
On November - 16 - 2009
garden gloves for pruning roses, raspberries and other thorny shrubs.
Planting Roses As Groundcover
On November - 10 - 2009
Some roses grow so close to the ground that they’re often used as groundcovers. Most of these low growers bloom continuously throughout the summer. Some, such as the white flowering ‘Kent’, spread though low arching branches, while others, such as the pink flowering ‘Nozomi’, spread close the ground and root as they grow. They are generally easy to grow and maintain, needing only light pruning. These low growing roses are ideal for growing on embankments, over walls or at the front of a shrub border. There are a number of great roses to use as groundcovers. Some of the most vigorous and beautiful variety include: ’Avon’, ’Berkshire’, ‘Blenheim’, ‘Pink Bells‘, ‘Red Trail‘ and ‘Suffolk’.
Be sure to protect your roses by……
On November - 21 - 2008
mounding up salt marsh hay or compost around the plant’s base.
